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ballyhoo
[ noun bal-ee-hoo; verb bal-ee-hoo, bal-ee-hoo ]
noun
- a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- clamor or outcry.
- a halfbeak, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, inhabiting both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
verb (used with or without object)
- to advertise or push by ballyhoo.
ballyhoo
/ ˌbælɪˈhuː /
noun
- a noisy, confused, or nonsensical situation or uproar
- sensational or blatant advertising or publicity
verb
- tr to advertise or publicize by sensational or blatant methods
Word History and Origins
Origin of ballyhoo1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ballyhoo1
Example Sentences
However, beneath the ballyhoo of this expensive charade, a lot is changing.
They should "not enable some widow or mother to say that her son was killed in an operation called 'Bunnyhug' or 'Ballyhoo.'"
I was using a ballyhoo bait hooked by a small hook through the lips, with a second and larger hook buried in the body.
Baby is right,” said Ballyhoo, with a nod of his head; “rain will fall within twelve hours.
If she would do the ballyhoo for a Kid Show, she would pack 'em in to bust down the sidewalls.
That's the dope, ain't it—the old dope of the reform gang—the ballyhoo of the bunch that can't let the existing order stand?
Why not hire a band, too; and get a ballyhoo to bark for your show?
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